Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Miami Dolphins
Closing spread
MIA -13.5
✓ MIA W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 25–39 MIA
✓ MIA (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -13.5
Total46.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseMIA -13.5
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Total
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Close46.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -13.5
Total46.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
MIA as a 13.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 42–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 46.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 17.6 against an average line of 13.3; 42.8 points a game (usually 43.3). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 17 · close · similar rest & total |
-14 | 29–15 | P | U46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 17 · close · similar total & rest |
-13 | 27–24 | L | O46 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & total |
-13.5 | 24–20 | L | U47 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 22–16 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 37–7 | W | U47.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar total & situation |
-12 | 38–3 | W | U47 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-13.5 | 17–9 | L | U49 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-12.5 | 40–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 38–3 | W | U44.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & total |
-14 | 30–15 | W | U47.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Small sample warning
Carolina Panthers have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 0% | 0-0 — | 0-0 — | |
| 4-1 80% | 0-0 — | 0-0 — |
Recent meetings
The series
CAR 3–5 MIA
MIA leads · 8 games since 2001 · CAR has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CAR−2.1 →−6.4▼ 4.3#30
MIA+2.1 →+3.2▲ 1.1#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
MIA better ▶#1
#27
Defense
MIA better ▶#24
−0.8 #24
Turnovers
Even−0.6 #23
67 plays #5
Pace
◀ CAR faster62 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.2 #25 | 27.0 #26 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.38 #30 | 5.35 #18 | MIA |
| EPA / play | −0.14 #27 | +0.01 #21 | MIA |
| Success rate | 41% #22 | 48% #29 | CAR |
| MIA off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.2 #1 | 28.8 #28 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 8.31 #1 | 5.48 #22 | MIA |
| EPA / play | +0.27 #1 | +0.07 #27 | MIA |
| Success rate | 55% #1 | 50% #31 | MIA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.6 #22 | 6.6 #15 | 9.2 #22 | 1.2 #30 | 7.8 #11 | 9.0 #21 | |
5.6 #24 | 9.2 #28 | 14.8 #26 | 4.0 #15 | 8.2 #23 | 12.2 #23 |
MIA scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #2 | 13.0 #1 | 20.6 #1 | 8.2 #2 | 7.4 #13 | 15.6 #2 | |
4.0 #15 | 8.0 #19 | 12.0 #20 | 6.8 #26 | 10.0 #30 | 16.8 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
86° · 9 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAR7d
MIA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 127fast
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